Where to Find Popsicles, Italian Ice, and More in New Orleans This Summer - Eater New Orleans
"Briggs Barrios has a hit on his hands with Super Witch Ice Cream, his direct-to-consumer, e-commerce ice cream pint business based in Harahan. After years of reviewing grocery store ice cream for his Instagram page called the Cold Hard Scoop, Barrios decided to get into the ice cream-making business himself, first by selling out of his house and now with his own commercial kitchen that he moved into in June. Barrios has created flavors like a croissant-infused ice cream with powdered sugar-tossed croissant French toast chunks; a roasted pistachio ice cream speckled with crispy Callebaut chocolate shards; and a sweet corn ice cream with blueberry swirls and masa shortbread crumble. The hand-packed pints use ingredients made from scratch (with the exception of an inclusion like Oreos, for example), and Barrios says he strives to create more of a “dessert experience” than you might get with your typical ice cream by ensuring a high volume of mix-ins — there’s no lack of promised chunks or swirls in these pints. Flavor drops occur weekly with new menus every week, and flavors may or may not return, Barrios says, so grab ‘em while you can. Ordering is through the website, and customers can sign up for notifications to receive text messages five minutes before flavors go live. Barrios offers customers three different pickup times throughout each weekend, and asks that folks bring a cooler to collect their pints. Be sure to act fast — they sell out quickly." - Clair Lorell
